full-size

adjective

ˈfu̇l-ˌsīz 

1

: having the usual or normal size of its kind

a full-size keyboard

2

US, of a bed : having the dimensions 54 by 75 inches (about 1.4 by 1.9 meters)

also : of a size to fit a full-size bed

full-size sheets

compare king-size, queen-size, twin-size

3

US, of a vehicle : relatively large in size

especially, of a sedan : having four doors and seating for up to six

Not too long ago, everyone, and we mean everyone, from Elvis to your Aunt Bea drove a big, powerful full-size American car. …

—Scott Oldham

Examples of full-size in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are three floors inside the home, and each floor has a full-size laundry room, and each of the seven bedrooms has its own en-suite bathroom. —Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025

Royce & Rocket's Castle comes in carry-on size, mid-size, or full-size with a matching set of packing cubes ($75 for four). —Kat Merck, Wired News, 13 June 2025

Don’t: Pack full-size medication bottles Instead: Bring a pill organizer $6 at Amazon Vitamin bottles are bulky, and several will fill up your luggage fast. —Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2025

The classrooms will feature full-size cabin and galley mock-ups of Flexjet’s multiple aircraft types. —Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for full-size

• advise
• applies
• apprise
• arise
• assize
• baptize
• belies
• bitwise
• capsize
• chastise
• chordwise
• clockwise

Kids Definition

full-size

adjective

ˈfu̇l-ˌsīz

1

: having the usual or normal size of its kind

2

: having a size of 54 inches by 75 inches (about 1.4 meters by 1.9 meters)

a full-size bed